!Restored: How to show an x in the section cut of a beam?

[Anonymous]

Also , how do you get an X symbol on a wooden beam etc that has been cut, looking at the section view?

Thnaks
Dmac

[Karl Ottenstein]

Please don't post multiple unrelated questions in the same thread. Start a new topic with a new subject line to keep the forums organized so people can find things. (I've moved your question into this new thread.)

Thanks,
Karl

PS To see an 'x' in a section, use a complex profiled beam. For the profile, take a rectangular fill of the desired size. Use the split command to break it diagonally into four triangular fills. Assign two of the opposing triangles a different fill. (If the fills are not different, they will be merged when you save the profile.) All beams drawn with the result will show the desired 'x'. I assume the student version can do complex profiles. (The Start edition cannot.)

[Ralph Wessel]

dmac wrote:
Also , how do you get an X symbol on a wooden beam etc that has been cut, looking at the section view?

Some timber objects bundled with OBJECTiVE provide this option (see the attached image). For more info: http://www.encina.co.uk/objective.html